Hate and punish those who introduce strange gods, not only for the sake of the gods, (he who despises them will respect no one,) but because those who introduce new gods engage a multitude of persons in foreign laws and customs.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

oz. of distilled water are next poured on the residuary mass, and, after thorough agitation, the whole is thrown on a filter, more water being at last poured on to wash out any remains of soluble matter; to the filtrate, carbonate of ammonium is added in excess, and after a time the earthy salts are removed by filtration; the filtered liquor is now evaporated to dryness, and ignited to dull redness for 2 or 3 minutes; the residuum (sulphate of potassium or sodium, or of both), after being weighed (the weight being carefully noted down), is redissolved in distilled water; a solution of chloride of barium is then added as long as it disturbs the liquor, and after a time the whole is again filtered; the filtrate is concentrated by evaporation, and solution of bichloride of platinum added in excess; the whole is now gently evaporated to dryness, mixed with alcohol, collected on a filter, carefully washed with weak alcohol, dried at a temperature under 212° Fahr., and weighed.
— from Cooley's Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I by Richard Vine Tuson

The wood is not good enough, and the trees are too small and scattered.
— from Trees Every Child Should Know: Easy Tree Studies for All Seasons of the Year by Julia Ellen Rogers

"This work is not good enough for me: I am destined for something else.
— from The Way of Initiation; or, How to Attain Knowledge of the Higher Worlds by Rudolf Steiner

"General," he cried, with enthusiasm, "you are as great as the world; but the world is not great enough for you!"
— from Marie Antoinette and Her Son by L. (Luise) Mühlbach

Our explorers have carried the British flag throughout what is now German East Africa and the Congo State.
— from The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 2 by Stephen Lucius Gwynn

that which is not good , etc.
— from Milton's Comus by John Milton

If it end well, the world is not great enough to hold, nor the music of its spheres melodious enough to sound, my triumph!”
— from Tales of two people by Anthony Hope

Rubbish, by the way, is not good eating, but an essayist should not be a gourmet—in the country.
— from The Fiend's Delight by Ambrose Bierce

Another substance used for this purpose is black oxide of manganese (MnO₂), but that which is now generally employed is a white salt, kept by every druggist, and usually called chlorate of potash (HClO₃).
— from The Chautauquan, Vol. 05, October 1884, No. 1 by Chautauqua Institution